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ArticlePloS one2017

Analysis of Corynebacterium diphtheriae macrophage interaction: Dispensability of corynomycolic acids for inhibition of phagolysosome maturation and identification of a new gene involved in synthesis of the corynomycolic acid layer.

Lisa Ott, Elena Hacker, Timo Kunert, Ian Karrington, Philipp Etschel, Roland Lang, Veit Wiesmann, Thomas Wittenberg, Albel Singh, Cristian Varela and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Lisa OttMikrobiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Elena HackerMikrobiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Timo KunertMikrobiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Ian KarringtonMikrobiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Philipp EtschelMikrobiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Roland LangMikrobiologisches Institut, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.
Veit WiesmannFraunhofer Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen (IIS), Erlangen, Germany.
Thomas WittenbergFraunhofer Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen (IIS), Erlangen, Germany.
Albel SinghInstitute of Microbiology and Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Cristian VarelaInstitute of Microbiology and Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Apoorva BhattInstitute of Microbiology and Infection and School of Biosciences, University of Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Vartul SangalFaculty of Health and Life Sciences, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Andreas BurkovskiMikrobiologie, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1896-4521
Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg · DEUniversity of Birmingham · GBFraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits · DENorthumbria University · GB

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Corynebacterium diphtheriae is the causative agent of diphtheria, a toxin mediated disease of upper respiratory tract, which can be fatal. As a member of the CMNR group, C. diphtheriae is closely related to members of the genera Mycobacterium, Nocardia and Rhodococcus. Almost all members of these genera comprise an outer membrane layer of mycolic acids, which is assumed to influence host-pathogen interactions. In this study, three different C. diphtheriae strains were investigated in respect to their interaction with phagocytic murine and human cells and the invertebrate infection model Caenorhabditis elegans. Our results indicate that C. diphtheriae is able to delay phagolysosome maturation after internalization in murine and human cell lines. This effect is independent of the presence of mycolic acids, as one of the strains lacked corynomycolates. In addition, analyses of NF-κB induction revealed a mycolate-independent mechanism and hint to detrimental effects of the different strains tested on the phagocytic cells. Bioinformatics analyses carried out to elucidate the reason for the lack of mycolates in one of the strains led to the identification of a new gene involved in mycomembrane formation in C. diphtheriae.

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AnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCell LineCorynebacterium diphtheriaeDiphtheriaHost-Pathogen InteractionsHumansMacrophagesMiceMycobacteriumMycolic AcidsNF-kappa BNocardiaPhagosomesRhodococcuscorynomycolic acidMycolic AcidsNF-kappa B

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PMCPMC5501465
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